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The discovery of autism: Indian parents' experiences of caring for their child with an autism spectrum disorder
2012
Transcultural Psychiatry
The current study investigated the lived experience of 12 parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in everyday cultural contexts in Goa, India. Narratives from parents collected between 2009 and 2010 were analyzed using the procedures of phenomenological psychology. Four temporal phases of parents' experience emerged from these data. Findings showed that the earliest phase of the child's life was a period of relative normalcy and social cohesion. In the second phase, the child's
doi:10.1177/1363461512447139
pmid:22722980
pmcid:PMC3472559
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